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[Q] My xperia x1, durbility is poor after just one year of use...

So its been about a year and half since I received this phone for my birthday, and from this moment on, I am 90% sure that these companies design these phones to fall apart after a while so you buy a new one.
Please to not be intimidated by the length of the problems, I really doent want to waste a $600 nice phone. Please help.....
List of problems:
So on one random day, while I was using my phone with EnergyROM sense 6.1 (Not even 6.5 (Windows 6.5.5)) the phone stopped rotating when I flipped the keyboard, as in the screen will not rotate when I try to use the keyboard. The touch screen also becomes uncalibrated, and even when I recalibrate it, it still acts very funky (have to click lower than button or higher, depending on its mood). I did absolutely nothing different with my phone that day, but I did not call my phone dead right away, so I decided to update the ROM with the latest sense 6.5 ROM to see if the OS is corrupt or over-cached. This did not fix the problem.
Also, another very weird thing is the phone's screen will illuminate (I guess backlight), but no picture will show when turned on after sleep mode, and I have to click the top button again to sleep and awake it to get a picture. When flipped, the screen doesn't even fully illuminate, and literally dies down to a black screen (half of the pixels are bright, and then it just fails).
Any help would be very appreciated. What I am thinking of is wiping the phone 100%, and not even leaving a rom on it. I heard there is a command that deletes the junk off your phone from a previous ROM to your updated ROM is clutter free. Any other suggestions?

Edit: I hard reset my phone, and nothing is fixed; I still cannot flip screen into landscape mode.

The "command" you are talking about is called "task 29", look for it in the ROM section.
It sounds like hardware problems, i've had mine for about 1 year and a half as well and no problems besides a couple of scratches.

The flex cable connecting LCD and board might be out of order.... I had the same issue.

palmwangja said:
The flex cable connecting LCD and board might be out of order.... I had the same issue.
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Yeah I heard about that problem. I will first task 29 it, but are there any guides to take apart and fix the flex cable, or even just unplugging it and plugging it back in?
Also, what did you do with your broken phone? Did you buy a new one or get it fixed?
Thanks for the feed back both of you.

my X1 also aged same as yours and it still runs flawlessly now. so it might depends on how you used and keep it
as for the "wiping off the phone" its called task 29, and is encouraged to do before you flash a new ROM, have you did it before flashing energyROM?

rhadrio said:
my X1 also aged same as yours and it still runs flawlessly now. so it might depends on how you used and keep it
as for the "wiping off the phone" its called task 29, and is encouraged to do before you flash a new ROM, have you did it before flashing energyROM?
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No, but I just did now, but it seems to be a hardware problem because nothing seems to be working properly still. This is some serious BS because I am very over protected with this phone, just to prevent stuff like this to happen. I have never dropped it ONCE, and it seemed to just wear out by itself. The lenses covering the camera is cracked also, and the screen is all screwed up, and I didnt do absolutely nothing abusive to it, I am 110% sure of this.
Any suggestions on how to fix hardware/ ribbon connected to the screen problem?

Order a new cable and replace it.

If you search on Youtube for the video on how to disassemble x1 there is a complete guide that shows you. Its pretty easy and all you need to do is, take the flex cable out and carefully plug it back in. Then carefully put your X1 back together and hopefully you issue will be fixed. If it still persist, then try and get the flex cable changed.

Just another clueless person here with xperia z need help!

Hi,
I am just an average person who would like to use my xperia z a bit longer.
Its battery life is completely dreadful. Sometimes, I browse for about 5 minutes and see the battery % goes down by 5%.
I just found out that rooting helps with the battery life and considering xperia z does have quite a big battery, it should be at least at Samsung Galaxy S3's battery life.
So, I tried to root it. The thing I did so far was that put a kernel (?) or something via flashtool. Then now with that tool kit thing, no matter what I do its either stuck at daemon started successfully or searching device.
I have a Mac. I just want to root it and put on a google play version of 4.3 jelly bean or something.
Now, this phone has following issues
-Can't connect wifi. As soon as I slide wifi to the right to turn it on, it slides right back to the left and won't turn on.
-Hotspot tethering does not work, says error.
-Won't connect it to Mass Storage Mode (SD Card)
I have a Mac, 8GB micro SD in my phone.
I just need someone who can explain it to me easy and straight. I appreciate all the developers trying to make our phone experiences better but I am an average person at best. I was browsing to get some answers on this website and almost 90% of the words I don't even know what they mean.
I am sorry to bother anyone and I certainly do not need someone with attitudes. I do know that this kind of question might bother someone but please remember that all of you probably had no idea what you were all doing when you first started with this rooting bits.
Asking for help! I am even willing to pay someone to root my phone if anyone's near where I live.
Thank you

First read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2153167
And if you have more questions as again.
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[Q] [Help] Xperia T won't turn on, only vibrates

Hello, before proceding to explain the problem I have to say a few things:
- the phone I'm gonna talk about is not mine YET, it's a faulty Xperia T I want to purchase if I find a 80% clear and cheap solution. This means I cannot try any idea you give me on it, 'cause I don't have it.
- I'm not a total noob in firmware and hardware fixes, but not yet an expert, so I'd appreciate a few explanations in the procedures you comment.
- I'm Spanish, so don't expect perfect texts from my posts
- sorry if a thread exactly like this is already solved, but I couldn't find any clear information about this problem on a Xperia device, so that's why I asked.
Now, the problem:
This Xperia T, as the owner explains, suddenly turned off and never woke up again. When he tries to turn it on it just vibrates, but no image displays. And when he plugs it on a red LED shows up (as if the phone was charging normally), but no more life signs.
Now, these are the fixes I would try:
- reset battery, because the owner is a normal user, and, as the battery is a "non-removable" piece, I don't think he tried to pull it off and on again.
- buy a new battery because this one could be damaged and non-functional.
- jtag is discarded because this happened in a stock rom, with no root, custom recovery, flashing or anything like that.
- get a new (or, at least, functional) motherboard, because this could be sudden death.
So now you could say "if you already know which could be the problem and the solution, then why you ask?". Well, what I'm searching for is opinions, what of those problems I mentioned has the highest likelihood to be the winner, because if you all guys think the most likely problem it could be it's the motherboard, then I won't purchase the phone, because motherboards are terrifically expensive.
So thanks in advance for reading all this

laumapu said:
Hello, before proceding to explain the problem I have to say a few things:
- the phone I'm gonna talk about is not mine YET, it's a faulty Xperia T I want to purchase if I find a 80% clear and cheap solution. This means I cannot try any idea you give me on it, 'cause I don't have it.
- I'm not a total noob in firmware and hardware fixes, but not yet an expert, so I'd appreciate a few explanations in the procedures you comment.
- I'm Spanish, so don't expect perfect texts from my posts
- sorry if a thread exactly like this is already solved, but I couldn't find any clear information about this problem on a Xperia device, so that's why I asked.
Now, the problem:
This Xperia T, as the owner explains, suddenly turned off and never woke up again. When he tries to turn it on it just vibrates, but no image displays. And when he plugs it on a red LED shows up (as if the phone was charging normally), but no more life signs.
Now, these are the fixes I would try:
- reset battery, because the owner is a normal user, and, as the battery is a "non-removable" piece, I don't think he tried to pull it off and on again.
- buy a new battery because this one could be damaged and non-functional.
- jtag is discarded because this happened in a stock rom, with no root, custom recovery, flashing or anything like that.
- get a new (or, at least, functional) motherboard, because this could be sudden death.
So now you could say "if you already know which could be the problem and the solution, then why you ask?". Well, what I'm searching for is opinions, what of those problems I mentioned has the highest likelihood to be the winner, because if you all guys think the most likely problem it could be it's the motherboard, then I won't purchase the phone, because motherboards are terrifically expensive.
So thanks in advance for reading all this
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Does the red LED light stay lit up while charging? Maybe you'd want to google the "rubberband method"; it's for charging the phone when it can't charge on it's own while off.

Antiga Prime said:
Does the red LED light stay lit up while charging? Maybe you'd want to google the "rubberband method"; it's for charging the phone when it can't charge on it's own while off.
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Yes, the red LED keeps lit up. I've searched for that method and I'll try it if I purchase the phone, thank you so much
But what's your opinion about what the problem could be? Or which is the most likely?
EDIT: this is the thread I found about the rubberband trick http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849170, but is it called soft-bricked even when no firmware/modding stuff is involved?
RE-EDIT: ok, yes, even when no firmware/modding stuff is involved (lol)
RE-RE-EDIT: but still, if it's a hardware issue then all those tricks won't work, because there's physical damage, so that's why I asked for opinion x)

In my opinion, that behaviour is 90% due to a battery that is fried.
A broken battery is not able to supply the power needed for loading the kernel (that's why you don't see Sony logo and you can't recharge).
If you're lucky you can repair that phone with 15 euros for a new original battery.

ok guys, new information:
Apparently, the owner has way more knowledge about hardware repairing than I have, so we started talking about our ideas about all this thing and he said he already tried to reset battery, and he even replace it with a new one, so the fried-battery theory is discarded. Now I (we) think the problem could reside in the power IC, but that leads to a weld repairing, and I don't have the tools to deal with that.
So the thread is almost closed with this new info, but I still accept suggestions/opinions/ideas/whatever you wanna say, even if you enjoy typing the Macarena, at least we'll laugh with that xp

laumapu said:
ok guys, new information:
Apparently, the owner has way more knowledge about hardware repairing than I have, so we started talking about our ideas about all this thing and he said he already tried to reset battery, and he even replace it with a new one, so the fried-battery theory is discarded. Now I (we) think the problem could reside in the power IC, but that leads to a weld repairing, and I don't have the tools to deal with that.
So the thread is almost closed with this new info, but I still accept suggestions/opinions/ideas/whatever you wanna say, even if you enjoy typing the Macarena, at least we'll laugh with that xp
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If I were you, I wouldn't buy that phone.

istux said:
If I were you, I wouldn't buy that phone.
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Now that I know this, buying that phone has lost positions in my what-to-do list, just after the "comb my turtle's hair" thing lol
Thanks for caring

laumapu said:
Yes, the red LED keeps lit up. I've searched for that method and I'll try it if I purchase the phone, thank you so much
But what's your opinion about what the problem could be? Or which is the most likely?
EDIT: this is the thread I found about the rubberband trick http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849170, but is it called soft-bricked even when no firmware/modding stuff is involved?
RE-EDIT: ok, yes, even when no firmware/modding stuff is involved (lol)
RE-RE-EDIT: but still, if it's a hardware issue then all those tricks won't work, because there's physical damage, so that's why I asked for opinion x)
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What I thought it might be was that the battery wasn't charged. It happened to me once, so I kept the power button pressed while connecting it and after a few hours I was able to use flashtool, and keep in mind that sometimes new batteries don't come charged.
But if that's not the case, then that method won't help you.

[Q] [HELP]Ghost Touchscreen Presses, Constant!

So my phone was fine about 2 hours ago, then I took a call an hour ago and since the call ended my touchscreen has been going crazy. It's rapidly clicking the top and the side of the screen. I now have a completely new lockscreen with new widgets and a brand new layout with tons of app shortcuts haha. It even managed to change things I didn't know how to change!
My phone is completely unusable. The clicks happen so fast that if I do manage to unlock it, every app I own starts opening.
Anyhow, I looked around and all I found was a grounding related screen issue on other phones like the nexus4 and lg g2. Since the XZ is sealed thats not really an easy test!
Can I get some suggestions?
Tried so far:
Cleaned screen
Power Cycle
Factory reset
Flashed stock FTF
I'm assuming my next step would be to try replacing parts, but I have no clue which parts I'm looking at. I have a c6602 model XZ
Worst part, I have a phone interview first thing in the morning and this is my only phone
TL;DR
Screen spamming pressing @ top center and mid left, factory reset had no effect.
PS: Phone is not mistreated and hasn't been dropped.

next step is to flash a tft file,if that didnt work i guess your screen is screwed,btw my friend has a x2 and its kinda a problem with that phone

demon2112 said:
next step is to flash a tft file,if that didnt work i guess your screen is screwed,btw my friend has a x2 and its kinda a problem with that phone
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I reflashed the rom via sony's updater. It's still broken. I couldn't get adb connections to work because they required verifying the connection. I'm assuming the sony tools ignore this step.
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Xperia-L...HGU8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416822526&sr=8-1
I think this is the piece to replace, can anyone confirm?
edit:
looked at the replacement process, looks like a full lcd+digitizer is a better idea as the screen is gonna break if I separate them. always something. anyone know a good quality replacement?
touchscreen no longer responds at all, spamming touches have stopped.

Xperia Z confusing problems, please Help me.

Hello !
A few weeks ago my XZ fell down and the display (glass,lcd,touch) was broken so i had to fix it. I decided to fix it by myself, i bought a display and started to do it on my own. Everything went fine. After I finished i wanted to charge my phone and the red (bright) led was on. I knew, that this was the symbol for charging so i was happy and waited a few minutes. But my phone never went on, there was no Sony Logo, no battery logo, nothing, no vibration. I decided to take another look into my phone, and checked if anything wasn't right reconnected, but everything was correctly. With still no success i thought, the battery was dead (because it lay down about 4 weeks with no power) and ordered a new battery. I inserted the battery, but all i got was this damn constant red light. (at the beginning its a bright light and then switches to a darker light).
I read about 5 Million forums and got in contact with flashing my device. First i tried it with the Companion (no success), later with flashtool (no success).
All i have to say is that, i dont even now if my screen is working, i easily come in fastboot/flashmode and i'm definitly at the end of my possibilities. I need someone's help, and if you say my phone is completely damaged, then please say, so i can stop working on this matter and sell it!
Thank you very much, and sorry for the long read.

Giasab said:
Hello !
A few weeks ago my XZ fell down and the display (glass,lcd,touch) was broken so i had to fix it. I decided to fix it by myself, i bought a display and started to do it on my own. Everything went fine. After I finished i wanted to charge my phone and the red (bright) led was on. I knew, that this was the symbol for charging so i was happy and waited a few minutes. But my phone never went on, there was no Sony Logo, no battery logo, nothing, no vibration. I decided to take another look into my phone, and checked if anything wasn't right reconnected, but everything was correctly. With still no success i thought, the battery was dead (because it lay down about 4 weeks with no power) and ordered a new battery. I inserted the battery, but all i got was this damn constant red light. (at the beginning its a bright light and then switches to a darker light).
I read about 5 Million forums and got in contact with flashing my device. First i tried it with the Companion (no success), later with flashtool (no success).
All i have to say is that, i dont even now if my screen is working, i easily come in fastboot/flashmode and i'm definitly at the end of my possibilities. I need someone's help, and if you say my phone is completely damaged, then please say, so i can stop working on this matter and sell it!
Thank you very much, and sorry for the long read.
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Bro i think the problem is with your display. I think it not installed properly.

Ess Arr said:
Bro i think the problem is with your display. I think it not installed properly.
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Are you sure ? Because i followed a video and it was very easy.. but somehow you could be right. I will check another video and going to do it again. Thanks for your advice.

Same problem is here but vibrations are there
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Maybe motherboard got damaged or check the connections

I checked again my inner phone and, okay im new in fixing phones, but it seems to me that nothing got damaged, everything looks fine, the flex bands don't look different as they are shown in the videos. The connections are 100 % connected. But i have to admit: New battery -> not working, check connections -> all are stable , PC companion repair -> nothing. After all i think i destroyed something but i cant figure out what. On Monday i'll go to a repair shop and let them check what's the issue. If somebody has another idea, please let me know, i will try to repair it then.

Giasab said:
I checked again my inner phone and, okay im new in fixing phones, but it seems to me that nothing got damaged, everything looks fine, the flex bands don't look different as they are shown in the videos. The connections are 100 % connected. But i have to admit: New battery -> not working, check connections -> all are stable , PC companion repair -> nothing. After all i think i destroyed something but i cant figure out what. On Monday i'll go to a repair shop and let them check what's the issue. If somebody has another idea, please let me know, i will try to repair it then.
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hi , maybe try to boot into fastboot or flashmode and see if flashtool detects them

danishaznita said:
hi , maybe try to boot into fastboot or flashmode and see if flashtool detects them
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Hey thanks for answering! As i mentioned in my starting post, my PC detects my phone without any problem. I also used PC Companion to repair my phone. So i dont think it's a software matter. Also Flashtool detects my phone, i could even install a new software.
But i gave my phone today to a repair shop, they'll analyse the problem... for 20€.
I'll tell you what exactly is damaged in a few days if somenone has the same problem like me.

I destroyed the Display Connector. Sold my phone for around 40 euro. -.-